| R. Kelly discography | |
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 R. Kelly in 2017 | |
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 6 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 133 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Mixtapes | 1 |
| Promotional singles | 10 |
American R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly has released 18 studio albums, five compilation albums, one soundtrack album, six video albums, one mixtape, two extended play, and 133 singles (including 49 as a featured artist and 12 promotional singles).
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales figures | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US [1] | US R&B [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | FRA [5] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [10] | ||||
| Born into the 90's (with Public Announcement) | 42 | 3 | — | — | 79 | — | 50 | — | — | 67 | |||
| 12 Play |
| 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | 20 | ||
| R. Kelly |
| 1 | 1 | 63 | 69 | — | 69 | 26 | 32 | — | 18 | ||
| R. |
| 2 | 1 | 65 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 27 | ||
| TP-2.com |
| 1 | 1 | 78 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 21 | ||
| The Best of Both Worlds (with Jay-Z) |
| 2 | 1 | 100 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 42 | 18 | 37 | ||
| Chocolate Factory |
| 1 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 25 | — | 18 | 10 | ||
| Happy People/U Saved Me |
| 2 | 1 | 62 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 11 | ||
| Unfinished Business (with Jay-Z) |
| 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 68 | 77 | 60 | — | 65 | 61 |
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| TP.3 Reloaded |
| 1 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 48 | 30 | 23 | ||
| Double Up | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 49 | 46 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 10 |
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| Untitled |
| 4 | 1 | — | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Love Letter | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 153 |
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| Write Me Back | 5 | 2 | — | — | 120 | — | 32 | 54 | — | 80 |
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| Black Panties |
| 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | 128 |
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| The Buffet |
| 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 12 Nights of Christmas |
| 177 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [1] | US R&B [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | NZ [38] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [10] | ||||
| The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Remix City, Volume 1 |
| 72 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Playlist: The Very Best of R. Kelly |
| — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Epic |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The World's Greatest |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Essential R. Kelly |
| 144 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Trapped in the Closet Chapters 1-12 soundtrack |
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| The R. in R&B – The Video Collection |
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| Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1–12 |
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| R. Kelly Light It Up Tour Live |
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| Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13–22 |
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| Trapped in the Closet: The BIG Package |
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| Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23–33 |
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| The "Demo" Tape |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US [39] | US R&B [40] | AUS [41] | FRA [5] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | NZ [38] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [42] | ||||
| "Why You Wanna Play Me?" [43] (with MGM) | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "She's Got That Vibe" (with Public Announcement) | 1991 | 59 | 7 | 28 | — | — | 15 | 19 | — | — | 3 |
| Born into the 90's |
| "Honey Love" (with Public Announcement) | 1992 | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" (with Public Announcement) | 43 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" (with Public Announcement, featuring Mr. Lee) | — [upper-alpha 1] | 15 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |||
| "Dedicated" (with Public Announcement) | 1993 | 31 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sex Me" | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 |
| 12 Play | |
| "Bump n' Grind" | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 82 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 8 | ||
| "Your Body's Callin'" | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | 19 |
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| "Summer Bunnies" | 55 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | |||
| "U Will Know" (with Black Men United) | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jason's Lyric soundtrack | ||
| "You Remind Me of Something" | 1995 | 4 | 1 | 96 | — | — | 41 | 9 | — | — | 21 |
| R. Kelly |
| "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" (featuring The Isley Brothers) | 1996 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 23 |
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| "Thank God It's Friday" | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 14 | |||
| "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" | 5 | 1 | — | — | 63 | 42 | — | — | — | 24 |
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| "I Believe I Can Fly" | 2 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Space Jam soundtrack/R. | ||
| "Gotham City" | 1997 | 9 | 9 | 100 | — | 3 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | Batman & Robin soundtrack/R. | |
| "Half on a Baby" | 1998 | — | 61 | — | — | 38 | 19 | 18 | — | 43 | 16 | R. | |
| "Home Alone" (featuring Keith Murray and Kelly Price) | 65 | 22 | — | 39 | 82 | 70 | 43 | 60 | 39 | 17 | |||
| "I'm Your Angel" (with Celine Dion) | 1 | 5 | 31 | 97 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | R. and These Are Special Times | ||
| "When a Woman's Fed Up" | 1999 | 22 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | R. | |
| "Did You Ever Think" (featuring Nas) | 27 | 8 | — | — | 26 | 24 | — | — | 98 | 20 | |||
| "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" | 12 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| "Only the Loot Can Make Me Happy" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 24 | ||
| "Bad Man" | — [upper-alpha 2] | 30 | — | 32 | 57 | 34 | — | — | 50 | — | Shaft soundtrack | ||
| "I Wish" | 14 | 1 | 77 | 40 | 10 | 6 | — | 50 | 29 | 12 |
| TP-2.com | |
| "A Woman's Threat" | 2001 | — [upper-alpha 3] | 35 | — | — | 43 | 64 | — | — | 58 | — | ||
| "The Storm Is Over Now" | — | — | 96 | 57 | 13 | 29 | — | 38 | 6 | 18 | |||
| "Fiesta" (Remix) (featuring Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti) | 6 | 1 | 69 | 17 | 8 | 48 | — | 46 | 11 | 23 | |||
| "Feelin' on Yo Booty" | 36 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The World's Greatest" | 34 | 31 | — | 13 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 11 | 4 | Ali soundtrack | ||
| "Honey" (with Jay-Z) | 2002 | — | — [upper-alpha 4] | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | The Best of Both Worlds | |
| "Get This Money" (with Jay-Z) | — [upper-alpha 5] | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Take You Home with Me (A.K.A. Body)" (with Jay-Z) | 81 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ignition (Remix)" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 38 | 1 | Chocolate Factory | ||
| "Snake" (featuring Big Tigger) | 2003 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||
| "Soldier's Heart" | 80 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Step in the Name of Love" (Remix) | 9 | 1 | — | — | 69 | 48 | — | — | 83 | 14 | Chocolate Factory | ||
| "Thoia Thoing" | 13 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 23 | 10 | — | 55 | 18 | The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 | |||
| "Happy People" | 2004 | 19 | 7 | — | — | 49 | 40 | — | — | 49 | 6 | Happy People/U Saved Me | |
| "U Saved Me" | 52 | 14 | — | ||||||||||
| "Big Chips" (with Jay-Z) | 39 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unfinished Business | ||
| "Don't Let Me Die" (with Jay-Z) | — [upper-alpha 6] | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Trapped in the Closet, Chapter 1" | 2005 | 22 | 5 | — | 51 | 35 | 48 | 22 | — | 28 | 33 | TP.3 Reloaded | |
| "In the Kitchen" | 91 | 16 | |||||||||||
| "Playa's Only" (featuring The Game) | 65 | 36 | |||||||||||
| "Slow Wind" | — [upper-alpha 7] | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Burn It Up" (featuring Wisin & Yandel) | — | — | — | — | 30 | 25 | — | — | 25 | — | |||
| "I'm a Flirt" (Remix) (featuring T.I. and T-Pain) | 2007 | 12 [upper-alpha 8] | 2 [upper-alpha 8] | 59 | — | 55 | — | 20 | — | 78 | 18 |
| Double Up |
| "Same Girl" (with Usher) | 20 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | — | 26 | |||
| "Rock Star" (featuring Ludacris and Kid Rock) | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Believe" | 2008 | — | — [upper-alpha 9] | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Number One" (featuring Keri Hilson) | 2009 | 59 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 190 | Untitled | |
| "Religious" | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Echo" | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sign of a Victory" (featuring Soweto Spiritual Singers) | 2010 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album | |
| "When a Woman Loves" | 93 | 16 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | Love Letter | ||
| "Love Letter" | — [upper-alpha 10] | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Number One Hit" | 2011 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Radio Message" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Share My Love" | 2012 | — [upper-alpha 11] | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Write Me Back | |
| "Feelin' Single" | — [upper-alpha 12] | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "When a Man Lies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Look to You" (with Whitney Houston) | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston | ||
| "My Story" (featuring 2 Chainz) | 2013 | 89 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Panties | |
| "Genius" | — | — [upper-alpha 13] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cookie" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Legs Shakin" (featuring Ludacris) | 2014 | — | — [upper-alpha 14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bump & Grind 2014" (with Waze & Odyssey) | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Non-album single | |
| "Backyard Party" | 2015 | — | — [upper-alpha 15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Buffet | |
| "Switch Up" [56] (featuring Lil Wayne and Jeremih) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Born to My Music" [57] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US [39] | US R&B [40] | AUS [41] | FRA [5] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | NZ [38] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [42] | ||||
| "Payday" (The Winans featuring R. Kelly) | 1993 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Out | |
| "Down with the Clique" (Aaliyah featuring R. Kelly) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | Age Ain't Nothing but a Number | |
| "Street Dreams" (Remix) (Nas featuring R. Kelly) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | Street Dreams: The Remixes | |
| "All of My Days" (Changing Faces featuring Jay-Z and R. Kelly) | 1997 | 65 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Day, All Night and Space Jam soundtrack | |
| "Be Careful" (Sparkle featuring R. Kelly) | 1998 | — [upper-alpha 16] | — [upper-alpha 17] | — | — | 52 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | Sparkle | |
| "Friend of Mine" (Remix) (Kelly Price featuring R. Kelly and Ron Isley) | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soul of a Woman | |
| "Lean on Me" (Kirk Franklin featuring Mary J. Blige, Bono, R. Kelly, Crystal Lewis and The Family) | 79 | 26 | — | — | — | 57 | 27 | — | — | — | The Nu Nation Project | ||
| "Satisfy You" (Puff Daddy featuring R. Kelly) | 1999 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 4 | — | 38 | 6 | 8 | Forever | |
| "Contagious" (The Isley Brothers featuring R. Kelly and Chante Moore) | 2001 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eternal | |
| "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Jay-Z featuring R. Kelly) | 82 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | ||
| "We Thuggin'" (Fat Joe featuring R. Kelly) | 15 | 5 | 37 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 48 | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) | ||
| "Laundromat" (Nivea featuring R. Kelly) | 2002 | 58 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | Nivea | |
| "Clubbin'" (Marques Houston featuring Joe Budden and Pied Piper) | 2003 | 39 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | MH | |
| "What Would You Do?" (The Isley Brothers featuring R. Kelly) | 49 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Body Kiss | ||
| "Rich Man" (Russell Hamilton featuring R. Kelly) | — [upper-alpha 18] | — [upper-alpha 19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | When I'm with You | ||
| "Gigolo" (Nick Cannon featuring R. Kelly) | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nick Cannon | ||
| "Guess What (Guess Again)" (Remix) (Syleena Johnson featuring R. Kelly) | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chapter 2: The Voice | ||
| "Calling All Girls" (ATL featuring R. Kelly) | 2004 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | The ATL Project | |
| "Hotel" (Cassidy featuring R. Kelly) | 4 | 6 | 25 | — | 22 | 70 | — | 24 | 28 | 3 |
| Split Personality | |
| "Gangsta Girl" (Big Tymers featuring R. Kelly) | 85 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big Money Heavyweight | ||
| "So Sexy" (Twista featuring R. Kelly) | 25 | 10 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | Kamikaze | ||
| "So Sexy: Chapter II (Like This)" (Twista featuring R. Kelly) | 92 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wonderful" (Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti) | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | 20 | 15 | 6 | — | 12 | 1 | R.U.L.E. | ||
| "Magic Chick" (Do or Die featuring R. Kelly) | 2005 | — | — [upper-alpha 20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | D.O.D. | |
| "In Love with a Thug" [67] (Sharissa featuring R. Kelly) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Every Beat of My Heart | ||
| "Hypnotic" (Syleena Johnson featuring R. Kelly and Fabolous) | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chapter 3: The Flesh | ||
| "Let's Make Love" [68] (Deep Side featuring R. Kelly) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "That's That Shit" (Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly) | 20 | 9 | 64 | 30 | 39 | 73 | 18 | 55 | 37 | 38 | Tha Blue Carpet Treatment | ||
| "Go Getta" (Young Jeezy featuring R. Kelly) | 2007 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Inspiration |
| "Promise" (Go and Get Your Tickets Mix)" [70] (Ciara featuring R. Kelly) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ciara: The Evolution | ||
| "I'm a Flirt" (Bow Wow featuring R. Kelly) | 12 [upper-alpha 8] | 2 [upper-alpha 8] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Price of Fame | ||
| "Make It Rain" (Remix) [71] (Fat Joe featuring R. Kelly, T.I., Lil Wayne, Birdman, Rick Ross and Ace Mac) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We the Best | ||
| "Speedin'" (Rick Ross featuring R. Kelly) | — [upper-alpha 21] | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trilla | ||
| "All the Above" (Beanie Sigel featuring R. Kelly) | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Solution | ||
| "Out of This Club" (The Pussycat Dolls featuring R. Kelly and Polow da Don) | 2008 | — | — [upper-alpha 22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Doll Domination | |
| "Ms. Chocolate" (Lil Jon featuring R. Kelly and Mario) | 2010 | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crunk Rock | |
| "Platinum" (Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly) | 2011 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Doggumentary | |
| "That's What We Do" [72] (Ashanti featuring R. Kelly) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Throwin' My Money" [73] (Twista featuring R. Kelly) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Horse | |
| "We Been On" [74] (Rich Gang featuring R. Kelly, Birdman and Lil Wayne) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rich Gang | ||
| "Do What U Want" (Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly) | 13 | — | 21 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 9 | Artpop | ||
| "PYD" (Justin Bieber featuring R. Kelly) | 54 | 13 | 56 | 62 | 64 | 19 | — | — | 27 | 30 | Journals | ||
| "Make the World Go Round" [77] (DJ Cassidy featuring R. Kelly) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paradise Royale | |
| "It's Your World" (Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly) | — | — [upper-alpha 23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | JHUD | ||
| "Keep Doin' That (Rich Bitch)" [79] (Rick Ross featuring R. Kelly) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hood Billionaire | ||
| "Dolo" (Kid Ink featuring R. Kelly) | 2015 | — | — | — | 196 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | Full Speed | |
| "Somewhere in Paradise" [80] (Chance the Rapper featuring R. Kelly and Jeremih) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Wanna Know" [81] (Digital Farm Animals and Youthonix featuring R. Kelly) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "7 Squids" [82] (SahBabii featuring R. Kelly) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US Bub. [49] | US R&B [40] | ||||||||||||
| "Fuck You Tonight" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring R. Kelly) | 1997 | — | — [upper-alpha 24] | Life After Death | |||||||||
| "Heaven I Need a Hug" | 2002 | 4 | 26 | Chocolate Factory | |||||||||
| "I'll Never Leave" | 2003 | 3 | 29 | ||||||||||
| "Peace" [84] | 2004 | — | — | Happy People/U Saved Me | |||||||||
| "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)" | 7 | 31 | |||||||||||
| "Double Up" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | 2007 | — | — [upper-alpha 25] | Double Up | |||||||||
| "Hair Braider" | 2008 | — | 56 | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Skin" | — | — [upper-alpha 26] | |||||||||||
| "Supaman High" (featuring OJ da Juiceman) | 2009 | — | 46 | Untitled | |||||||||
| "Ignition (Viceroy Remix)" (with Viceroy) | 2014 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "Marching Band" (featuring Juicy J) | 2015 | — | — | The Buffet | |||||||||
| "Wake Up Everybody" | 2015 | — | — | ||||||||||
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [85] | US R&B [86] | FRA [5] | UK [87] | ||||||||||
| "It Seems Like You're Ready" | 1993 | — [upper-alpha 27] | — [upper-alpha 28] | — | — | 12 Play | |||||||
| "For You" | — | — [upper-alpha 29] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Sadie" | — | — [upper-alpha 30] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby..." | 1995 | — | — [upper-alpha 31] | — | — | R. Kelly | |||||||
| "You to Be (Be Happy)" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) | — | — [upper-alpha 32] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Trade in My Life" | — | — [upper-alpha 33] | — | — | |||||||||
| "It's On" (Mary J. Blige featuring R. Kelly) | 1997 | — | — [upper-alpha 34] | — | — | Share My World | |||||||
| "Spendin' Money" | 1998 | — | 84 | — | — | R. | |||||||
| "Don't Put Me Out" | — | — [upper-alpha 35] | — | — | |||||||||
| "I Don't Mean It" | 2001 | — | 73 | — | — | TP-2.com | |||||||
| "Fiesta" | — | 53 | — | — | |||||||||
| "The Greatest Sex" | — | 79 | — | — | |||||||||
| "The Best of Both Worlds" (with Jay-Z) | 2002 | — [upper-alpha 36] | 39 | — | — | The Best of Both Worlds | |||||||
| "Somebody's Girl" (with Jay-Z) | — | 41 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Shake Ya Body" (with Jay-Z, featuring Lil' Kim) | — | 72 | — | — | |||||||||
| "More & More" | — | — [upper-alpha 37] | — | — | Non-album song | ||||||||
| "Step in the Name of Love" | 2003 | — | 65 | — | — | Chocolate Factory | |||||||
| "Heart of a Woman" | — | — [upper-alpha 38] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Forever" | — | 71 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Ignition" | — | — [upper-alpha 39] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Who's That" (featuring Fat Joe) | — | 65 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Pick Up the Phone" (with Ludacris and Tyrese) | — | 65 | — | — | 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack | ||||||||
| "Touched a Dream" | 2004 | — | 49 | — | — | The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 | |||||||
| "I'm About to Get Her" (LL Cool J featuring R. Kelly) | — | — [upper-alpha 40] | — | — | The DEFinition | ||||||||
| "Ladies Night (Treat Her Like Heaven)" | — | — [upper-alpha 41] | — | — | Happy People/U Saved Me | ||||||||
| "If" | — | — [upper-alpha 42] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Prayer Changes" | — | — [upper-alpha 43] | — | — | |||||||||
| "The Return" (with Jay-Z) | — | — [upper-alpha 44] | — | — | Unfinished Business | ||||||||
| "In the Club" (Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring R. Kelly and Ludacris) | — | — [upper-alpha 45] | — | — | Crunk Juice | ||||||||
| "Happy Summertime" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | 2005 | — | — [upper-alpha 46] | — | — | TP.3 Reloaded | |||||||
| "Kickin' It with Your Girlfriend" | — | — [upper-alpha 47] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Slow Wind" (Remix) (featuring Sean Paul and Akon) | — | 91 | — | — | Remix City, Volume 1 | ||||||||
| "Mi Casa" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring R. Kelly and Charlie Wilson) | — | — [upper-alpha 48] | — | — | Duets: The Final Chapter | ||||||||
| "Don't Let Go" | 2007 | — | — [upper-alpha 49] | — | — | Daddy's Little Girls soundtrack | |||||||
| "This Is Why I'm Cold" (Twista featuring R. Kelly and Speedknot Mobstaz) | — | — [upper-alpha 50] | — | — | Non-album song | ||||||||
| "Sex Planet" | — | 74 | — | — | Double Up | ||||||||
| "Freaky in the Club" | 2008 | — | — [upper-alpha 51] | — | — | ||||||||
| "Yellow Light" (Twista featuring R. Kelly) | 2009 | — | — [upper-alpha 52] | — | — | Category F5 | |||||||
| "Crazy Night" (featuring Rock City) | — | — [upper-alpha 53] | — | — | Untitled | ||||||||
| "Exit" | — | — [upper-alpha 54] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Tongues" (featuring Ludacris) | 2010 | — | — [upper-alpha 55] | — | — | Non-album song | |||||||
| "Just Like That" | 2011 | — | 70 | — | — | Love Letter | |||||||
| "Just Can't Get Enough" | — | — [upper-alpha 56] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Green Light" | 2012 | — | 77 | — | — | Write Me Back | |||||||
| "To the World" (with Kanye West and Teyana Taylor) | 70 | 35 | 161 | 94 | Cruel Summer | ||||||||
| "Drown in It" (Chris Brown featuring R. Kelly) | 2014 | — | — [upper-alpha 57] | — | — | X | |||||||
| "Juicy Booty" (Chris Brown featuring Jhené Aiko and R. Kelly) | 2017 | — | — [upper-alpha 58] | — | — | Heartbreak on a Full Moon | |||||||
| "Let Me Love You" (R. Kelly Remix) (with DJ Snake) | 2016 | — [upper-alpha 59] | — | — | — | Non-album song | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Big Break | Himself | Contestant, 1st place |
| 2004 | Fade to Black | Himself | Documentary |
| 2005 | Trapped in the Closet Chapters 1-12 | Sylvester | Lead Role, Director and Producer |
| 2006 | Live The Light It Up Tour | Himself | |
| 2007 | Trapped in the Closet Chapters 13-22 | Sylvester, Pimp Lucius, Rev. Mosley James Evans | Lead Role, Director and Producer |
| Trapped in the Closet. The BIG Package | Sylvester, Pimp Lucius, Rev. Mosley James Evans | Lead Role, Director and Producer | |
| 2011 | R. Kelly Sings Sam Cooke: Live at the Five Star! | Himself | |
| The One8 Project: Hands Across the World | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2012 | Trapped in the Closet: The Next Installment | Sylvester, Pimp Lucius, Beeno, Rev. Mosley James Evans, Dr. Perry | Lead Role, Director and Producer |
| Love Letter Concert | Himself | ||
| R. Kelly: The King Lives | Himself | Documentary |
American singer Usher has released nine studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 81 singles. His music has been released on the LaFace, Arista, Jive and RCA record labels. Usher has sold more than 33 million albums in the United States alone and over 65 million albums worldwide. With over 150 million total records sold worldwide, he is one of the best selling music artists of all time. He has nine Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and 18 Hot 100 top-ten singles. In 1994, Usher released his self-titled debut album in North America, producing three singles that had moderate chart success, and the album sold more than 500,000 copies. His follow-up 1997 album My Way sold over 8 million copies worldwide, becoming his breakthrough album. It is certified seven-times platinum in the US, and spawned three successful singles, including his first UK number-one "You Make Me Wanna..." and first US Hot 100 number-one song "Nice & Slow". Usher's success continued in 2001 with his third studio album 8701. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. The album produced two number-one singles—"U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". In 2002, the album was certified five-times platinum in the US for sales of 5 million copies. As of 2010, its worldwide sales stand at over 8 million.
The discography of the Notorious B.I.G., an American rapper, consists of two studio albums, three posthumous albums, two compilation albums, one soundtrack and 27 singles.
American R&B singer Trey Songz has released nine studio albums, two extended plays (EPs), seven mixtapes and fifty-nine singles. His music has sold an overall 25 million records worldwide in singles and albums.
American rapper Gucci Mane has released 16 studio albums, 3 collaborative albums, 10 compilation albums, one soundtrack, 8 extended plays (EPs), 79 mixtapes and 100 singles and 16 promotional singles.
The discography of Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, 136 singles, and 20 promotional singles.
The discography of American rapper Future consists of nine studio albums, three collaborative albums, one soundtrack album, 24 mixtapes, two extended plays, and 117 singles. He first began his career as part of the Georgia-based collective Dungeon Family, although he released no major projects with the group. In the late 2000s, he met fellow Georgia-based rapper Rocko and signed to his label, A1 Recordings as a solo act. He then released a number of independent mixtapes and guest appeared on YC's 2011 hit single "Racks", while earning local recognition as his music was frequented at Atlanta's Magic City nightclub venue. He signed with Epic Records to issue his then-most popular song as a lead artist, "Tony Montana" as his debut single for the label in 2011. He remained signed in a joint venture with A1 until his departure in favor of Epic in 2017.
The discography of American rapper Meek Mill consists of five studio albums, seven extended plays, one compilation album, three collaborative albums, eleven mixtapes, fifty-four singles, ten promotional singles and thirty music videos.
The discography of American rapper ASAP Rocky consists of three studio albums, one mixtape, 42 singles, eight promotional singles and 31 music videos.
American rapper Lil Wayne has released 286 singles including 19 promotional singles. Lil Wayne attained his first singles chart entry in 1999 as a featured artist on Hot Boys member Juvenile's single "Back That Azz Up", which peaked at number 19 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. Wayne later released his debut solo studio album Tha Block Is Hot in November 1999. Its title track and lead single, which features B.G. and Juvenile, reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lights Out followed in December 2000 and produced the singles "Get Off the Corner", "Everything" and "Shine". "Way of Life", the lead single from Wayne's third studio album 500 Degreez, peaked at number 71 on the Hot 100 and became a top 20 hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart. In 2004, Wayne was featured on the single "Soldier" by American girl group Destiny's Child, which became his first top ten hit on the Hot 100 and enjoyed commercial success internationally.
The discography of American rapper Young Thug consists of three studio albums, two compilation albums, twelve self-released mixtapes, seven commercial mixtapes, three extended plays, and sixty-nine singles.
The discography of American rapper Chance the Rapper consists of one studio album, five mixtapes and 27 singles.
The discography of American singer Bryson Tiller consists of four studio albums, five mixtapes, one extended play, 23 singles and 12 music videos. He started his career in 2011, releasing the mixtape Killer Instinct Vol.1. In October 2015, Tiller released his debut studio album, Trapsoul, which reached number eight on the US Billboard 200. Two of the album's singles, "Don't" and "Exchange", have peaked in the top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100. Tiller's second studio album, True to Self, was released on May 26, 2017, and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming his first number-one album in the country.
The singles discography of American rapper Jay-Z consists of 68 singles as a lead artist, and 51 singles as a featured artist, as well as 14 promotional singles.
The discography of American rapper and singer Lil Uzi Vert consists of three studio albums, nine extended plays (EPs), four mixtapes and fifty-four singles. Born and raised in Philadelphia, they gained initial recognition following the release of the commercial mixtape Luv Is Rage (2015), which led to a recording contract with Atlantic Records, to whom they signed under DJ Drama's Generation Now imprint. In 2015, they released their debut commercial mixtape, Luv Is Rage. Song from the album, "7AM" spent a total of ten weeks on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, peaking at number five on August 6, 2016.
The discography of American rapper Kodak Black consists of six studio albums, ten mixtapes, two extended plays, and thirty-six singles, and fifty music videos. His highest-charting song is "Zeze", which features Travis Scott and Offset, and debuted and peaked at number two in 2018, becoming Black's second top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. His highest-charting solo song is "Super Gremlin", which peaked at number three on the Hot 100 in 2022.
The discography of American rapper Quavious Keyate Marshall, known as Quavo, consists of two studio albums, two collaborative albums, two compilation albums, two mixtapes, and one extended play.
American rapper Offset has released two studio albums, one collaborative album, two compilation albums, two extended plays and twenty-six singles. In 2017, he released Without Warning, in collaboration with fellow Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage and American record producer Metro Boomin. The album entered at number four on the US Billboard 200. The album spawned the single "Ric Flair Drip", which has been certified six-times platinum by the RIAA.
American rapper and record producer Ye, better known as Kanye West, has released 138 singles, four promotional singles and charted with 65 other songs.
American singer-songwriter H.E.R. has released one studio album, two compilation albums, five extended plays, twenty-three singles and thirteen promotional singles.
American rapper Megan Thee Stallion has released two studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, three extended plays, thirty-nine singles, and two promotional singles. In her early career, Megan Thee Stallion released the non-commercial, SoundCloud-exclusive mixtapes Rich Ratchet (2016) and Megan Mix (2017). She made her official solo debut by commercially releasing her first professional EP, Make It Hot, on September 18, 2017, which was followed by her second EP Tina Snow on December 21, 2018.
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